Apple turns to Anthropic to speed up coding & fix buggy tools

Apple is bringing in Anthropic's Claude AI to help its engineers code faster, marking a quiet but telling shift in its approach to artificial intelligence.

Andrew Orr 1 year ago 18

Google wants Gemini AI deal with Apple by mid-2025

Google CEO Sundar Pichai revealed in court testimony that the company hopes to strike a deal with Apple by mid-2025 to bring its Gemini AI technology to Apple Intelligence.

Andrew Orr 1 year ago 13

Apple shifts robotics team away from Giannandrea's AI organization to prioritize hardware

A new report suggests that Apple CEO Tim Cook has lost faith in his AI/ML chief John Giannandrea and is shifting the robotics team to hardware headed by John Ternus.

Wesley Hilliard 1 year ago 11

NAD told Apple to modify or discontinue certain Apple Intelligence feature claims

Apple's artificial intelligence rollout has been anything but smooth, so much so that the BBB National Programs' National Advertising Division spurred the company to rethink its claims to customers.

Amber Neely 1 year ago 6

Apple hampered its Siri ambitions by penny-pinching

If Apple isn't able to get its Siri improvements out with iOS 19 in the fall, a new report tries to put the blame on early cost-cutting decisions by CFO Luca Maestri.

William Gallagher 1 year ago 19

Behind the scenes, Siri's failed iOS 18 upgrade was a decade-long managerial car crash

The long-delayed overhaul of Siri was hit by repeated failures to progress, with leadership problems making it harder to execute than it should've been.

Malcolm Owen 1 year ago 19

Apple's Home Hub pushed back to 2026 after delayed Siri improvements

A report suggests that Apple will wait until a revamped Siri with contextual app data access launches to reveal its Home Hub project — likely in 2026.

Wesley Hilliard 1 year ago 6

John Giannandrea out as Siri chief, Apple Vision Pro lead in

Mike Rockwell, the Apple Vision Pro chief, has replaced John Giannandrea as the executive in charge of Siri, in an executive shakeup to try and rescue Apple's flailing AI efforts.

Malcolm Owen 1 year ago 56

Apple will try to right the Apple Intelligence Siri ship, but don't expect firings

Apple's ongoing promise to improve its vocal assistant Siri with Apple Intelligence has still not been fulfilled, and looks to be a failure at multiple levels of the executive management team.

Charles Martin 1 year ago 38

Behind closed doors, Apple is embarrassed by its slow Siri rollout, too

One of Apple's top executives has called the delay of the new, more personalized Siri "ugly and embarrassing" and vows to "ship the world's greatest virtual assistant" at some point.

Amber Neely 1 year ago 12

How to turn on Siri on macOS without sending your Contacts to Apple

To use Siri on macOS, there's a requirement to send Apple your contacts. Here's how to avoid handing that data over to Apple.

Chip Loder 1 year ago 10

Underwhelming performance of Apple Intelligence will hit iPhone sales, Kuo claims

Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo called the performance of Apple Intelligence "underwhelming," adding that it won't entice people to replace their older iPhones.

Marko Zivkovic 1 year ago 11

Apple confirms that Apple Intelligence Siri features are taking longer than expected

While Apple scheduled and pushed out plenty of artificial intelligence-powered features in the last several months, the next batch of improvements to Siri aren't going to arrive on time.

Amber Neely 1 year ago 36

Siri may only get minor Apple Intelligence improvements before iOS 19

A new report claims that certain Apple Intelligence improvements to Siri have been delayed to May 2025, and that may take until 2027 before there is a significant update.

William Gallagher 1 year ago 38

Amazon launches Alexa+ as Siri advancements drag on

The AI assistant wars are heating up as Amazon announces Alexa+, an upgraded assistant powered by generative AI, while an upgraded Siri remains unfinished.

Andrew Orr 1 year ago 6

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